Customer: nearing the end (of our business relationship, not the total end)
On Wednesday I finally managed to get the access rights to the document server. There is something to be done there - now I am waiting for access rights for the server with the data to which I am supposed to make changes. It's been the third day and nobody has still even told me where the damn server is, let alone given the access, and it was not for the lack of trying.
The RemoteProjectManager told me to ask one other project manager, the other project manager told me to ask a third guy, and the third guy has not replied to my (and her) two emails so far. Security through obscurity is on a high level here.
I have always been wondering, when I sign NDA's promising not to tell anyone about a company's industrial secrets, whether bad management and a high degree of general disorder can be considered an industrial secret in a court of law.
On Wednesday afternoon the NiceBoss from my company told me that the customer decided they don't need me anymore, because one of their own guys came back early. Of course if I were the customer I would have decided that I didn't need me to begin with, because half of their own employees are sitting around with nothing to do. The employees spend their time looking for other jobs on the net and reading Dilbert, although they say that the latter amusement is much spoiled by describing things too close to home.
The call came from the EvilLemonBiterBoss, and I am not sure he has informed anyone else in the company. The customer (or rather the EvilLemonBiterBoss) did not deem it necessary to notify me personally, and I bet he did not notify my RemoteProjectManager either, or my CustomerBoss. The latter is, however, quite all right, because I don't think anyone has notified my CustomerBoss of being my immediate supervisor to begin with, and I probably shouldn't start now.
I don't regret having been here, though. I met a few wonderful people, had a great view out of my window and did not have much to do. Go customer!
The RemoteProjectManager told me to ask one other project manager, the other project manager told me to ask a third guy, and the third guy has not replied to my (and her) two emails so far. Security through obscurity is on a high level here.
I have always been wondering, when I sign NDA's promising not to tell anyone about a company's industrial secrets, whether bad management and a high degree of general disorder can be considered an industrial secret in a court of law.
On Wednesday afternoon the NiceBoss from my company told me that the customer decided they don't need me anymore, because one of their own guys came back early. Of course if I were the customer I would have decided that I didn't need me to begin with, because half of their own employees are sitting around with nothing to do. The employees spend their time looking for other jobs on the net and reading Dilbert, although they say that the latter amusement is much spoiled by describing things too close to home.
The call came from the EvilLemonBiterBoss, and I am not sure he has informed anyone else in the company. The customer (or rather the EvilLemonBiterBoss) did not deem it necessary to notify me personally, and I bet he did not notify my RemoteProjectManager either, or my CustomerBoss. The latter is, however, quite all right, because I don't think anyone has notified my CustomerBoss of being my immediate supervisor to begin with, and I probably shouldn't start now.
I don't regret having been here, though. I met a few wonderful people, had a great view out of my window and did not have much to do. Go customer!
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